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Spotting

Description:

This is the longest tail I've ever seen in a "lizard". Twice the size of the body. 25 cm long.

Habitat:

Rainforest.

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16 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Jill and Nés. Sorry no front pictures. It was at night and it took off when I got closer.

JillBlack
JillBlack 10 years ago

Nice one Luis...love the tail

It's an Anolis lizard, but I need to see the front.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Hemant.

HemantKumar
HemantKumar 10 years ago

lovely spotting

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Maria, gatorfellows and ulvalactuca77. I'm not sure ulvalactuca77.

ulvalactuca77
ulvalactuca77 10 years ago

Long toes too! Luis, are those the hind foot toes extending past the knees or is that some kind of spine coming directly off the knee?

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

neat lizard :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice spotting, Luis!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Saumya

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

Look at that guy it seems like he has eyes on his back !!!!!!!!! :D Beautiful !

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Rieko

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Nice.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Lauren and Livan

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Really neat lizard and tail!

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 10 years ago

And talk about "having eyes in the back of your head"! Love those markings.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Coatzacoalcos, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 5, 2014

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